Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-22

preserved gilt frame glass Of the olden
style. hArgisg upoa the val. -"wS my
mothers a. came from Bos,on. She
used to keep Il Ia the spare rcom.--and
Q spare room then want used very
much. People have changed = good
deal In ,ha, respect; they don't believe
In kseping the best room In the house
shut up tigh, from one year 20 another
- they did them. Another thing that
nigh, seem cid TO some nov Is this
when I wss boy . pailOr wasn't con-
sidered vel furnished unless It hsd .
bed In |, with . hsndsOms quilt. aud the
few tha, could sfjrd such luxury hsd
. barssu- They bad no more though,
81 having stuffed furniture then than
they did Of going to l.ondOn.
The people didn't 10 into laxsries
much in those day.. Why, the north
room in the Price, house. where l lived.
~ss the fret room that ~ss ever painted
in Baekhsld We had TO send TO ws,et-
ford for man to pAin, IL. There vas
no painter nearer. remember the man
VIZ dh the painting. His name ~s
ROSE I, oos, thirty dollars to P'ia'
ihs nom. The frs, wall paper ever
pa, ON IN Backhsli -. when Z,dcs
l.osg-l,te Governor. father aud my
ss,! werv married and hired and fitted Up
two front rooms in the I'd tavern that
vas burned from ,h, locs,ioa noe OceuPi-
ell by Atwo a. Sp.aldins & CO's store.
Z.dOc aud had those looms P.Psred
and |, ~. considered one u wonders.
Wall paper 80. ns- lie. about h're
thea"
"yol have sous cold weather over on
Pan. Hill In the WATER. don't You ?
asked the venerable gentlemen.
IL kros something abOa, IL | win-
tsi,,i th,r. one winter md found !, q
cold place. |, 80, about 1912 and -ss
an a-fil cold ~iaisr. We didn't wear
untsrf,nnsl. In those days either.
I boarded Al Old Doeior Hsmlin', Han
nib.r. father aud H.hn.b.l vas IN pet
ticoAts thea. | 90. In q class With
Elijah Hsmlin =, HsbrOa Academy. aud
John Evsls,h. the pr.eep,or. ven, up TO
P.ri, Hil 20 teach the water school.
Elijah sbd | wsie studying Latin. 80
father sent me over 10 the Hill and ne
rseiitd 10 Mr.. Es,ls,h We -,ai 20
church every sunday aud there VI. no
IRE ia the church either I tell you Il
w., ,rrm-atog. cold. Old Elder Hooper
ussl 20 tel the story pretty quick ,hoagh.
lie dida't Keep ~ there oag. The
Eldrr W. a. secrriiie Old fellow Tie
used % come % DJcior Hsmlin'. IN din.
nsr every Ssnd.y. lie lived about TO
milo, od The Hil. lie he preached he'e
q, Baekfslsd after he ~ss eighty md
stopped =, my hog.-. i-msmesf ihs,
-hsn 80. a. Dsciof H.nln'. IL -s
tine .hsn politics ruled high. Elder
HcoPsr 80. Dsn,oaf.i nd Df Hsmlia
s., f,dsfsll.,. - 'io',' a. they called
them thea The Eisr Asd ihe Dseior
used 10 hold ,lms heated debate. 90 the
poliiiei.l issue. u M day.
Ny f.,hsr sad Capt. William L,.sll
sad Uscls Th,m~ Log ~sv al The
Feisrsli.'. there site IN Baskhsld 81
that tine | thlnk. Rouse Bsoec. Who
moved - Woodstock from Blsk6sld y"
the only fsder.ll., Ia thu, ,osn aai they
gsel T. 'hco," hin ~Atn b. w,h' 10 iosn
mssiins. The FEDS. ,oa kn"~. ~sr, cP
posed 10 the 1919 srsnd the Dsuocr.i'
wefc fJr tAking C.nsis. Rouse BlsHee
wen, dosn 20 pot,l.nd and the FEDERAL
is,s there gave bin .uii ~ clothes Tor
holtins b.. vote 81 .isnd,bs hv lie
oolos he 49, an urele 10 Capt. Levi,
Bl,bee ~ho lived up above thu. village
rs.i Alton Boarsy. Goa many years.
Nol kno- TOE Csp,sia.
II don't suppose you r,msmb-' Old
Unelc Johnay h,b.e. -ho ussd 10 come
do~a hsIs from up nsr Labrador Poni.
urele Johany -. qii'e = hunter. lie
used q kil bear sni beavers. BsA'.
~sfe quite p.sn'y ~ srouad B.ses
Mountain some y-sis $50"
"Hsvea' we head. Major. ,hs' you
used 20 be a. sxper, hossm.n Ia your
yoarser day, - asked the DsNocRAr.
- don't kno~.-i slssy. .ss fond Of
good horse AID have osnsd a good
many nice oae.. Ny horseman,hiP COM
metesd ~hsn w.s bal five year. Old
Ny Unele. Samuel Darrell. he'd . barn
fall u colts And horse. and be used 10
pat me onto their back. In tia, way !
leaned 20 ride When "a. quite yOuns.
Horseback riding. YOU know. va. much
more commoa IN those days than Il 1.
now. Every body rode horseback then.
whsn Va, nine ye.r. oil rode =
youns tot,e 70 Portland. Father bad =
iso-wh,el ehAi.e and be and mother were
going 10 Bfidgswsi,r on a Welt We
had . nice four yesr-oli col, and an old
hore. They proPo.ed 20 70 with The
colt add % make the journey easier
fo' him they pa, ms on his back and had
me ride him as far /. Portland. they
driving the horse In the ehsi.e. When
-, ~, there | was 10 ride the old horss
back home alone. Remember ,hs, jour
nsy well Father came GA, a. fsr as
Dseriss'. bridge with me and pointed me
for home. | EFT Portland aboa, noon
.hd father told me to stop At Gray C1r-
DER until the nex, morning l ct TO
Gray about three o'clock. had my hor.e
unsaad!ed and Pa, up. wsn' ia'o the
tavern and sat dosn. when | began 10
feel hOmssiek. Ny grandfather Bnrell
lived In Turner I ordered my horse
saddled md started for bis house and ]
pa, slorg quite lively A, eleven O'Clock
ths, nish, reached there al right. hav-
lag ridden from Portland that sfi,rnoon. "